Guess I should have mentioned pulling out of mall parking lot in evening and not noticing my full light package was off cause I had direct ahead illumination. ANyway, looking forward to some info on how to make my lights "normal."
How to disable / disconnect DRL - with pictures
- Thread starter burningmoney97
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Guess I should have mentioned pulling out of mall parking lot in evening and not noticing my full light package was off cause I had direct ahead illumination. ANyway, looking forward to some info on how to make my lights "normal."
compu_85
Gadget Guy
Panhead, the lights on your car are comptuer controlled. You need a vag-com to disable them. Or, you can just turn the brightness down (yes, you can set that in software too!)
-J
-J
compu 85
Thanks for the reply. Just like I want to get rid of DRL, I also cannot lock my car without the horn going off. Fixing this also has to be done in the computer I guess. On both these points my dealer has flatly refused to help. I took the horn issue to VW NA and they rejected my "non problem." SO i guess i must find someone in the Norfolk VA area that can help.
Thanks for the reply. Just like I want to get rid of DRL, I also cannot lock my car without the horn going off. Fixing this also has to be done in the computer I guess. On both these points my dealer has flatly refused to help. I took the horn issue to VW NA and they rejected my "non problem." SO i guess i must find someone in the Norfolk VA area that can help.
TVguy
Well-known member
Panhead, I feel your pain. I just got my Vag Com Hex+Can so I can get back in control of these same frustrating "features". Sorry I'm 1,700 miles away or I would offer to help.
tbatdi
Member
paramedick said:
What about on a 1997 Passat TDI?
rshelton
Veteran Member
So if I purchase the Euroswitch and put it on my american 02 Jetta, would that give me the rear fog lights or is that a whole seperate lighting system? Also, would that let me just have my parking lights on? And finally, how hard would it be to wire fog lights in to this switch as I dont currently have any on my vehicle.
Thanks, I really like the sound of this euroswitch.
Thanks, I really like the sound of this euroswitch.
Coast2Coast
Veteran Member
anyone in NY with a Vag-can that will help me turn off my DRl; and the honk, i come home late and want to lock my car and it wakes up whole family up... really sweet, espeically the three dogs that go nuts at 2 am...
dragnfyr
New member
2001 beetle driving lights
Hello folks
I tried the fix described here of bending down the pin (found a beetle in a local wrecking yard and grabbed the switch) but it doesnt seem to have had any effect. I am wondering if I did something wrong or is my system controlled by the computer?
As far as the horn sounding when you lock the car, open the passenger door and use the switch there. That locks the car and sets the alarm, without beeping the horn.
Now for a noob question... How do I tell if my car is an A3/A4 ect?
Hello folks
I tried the fix described here of bending down the pin (found a beetle in a local wrecking yard and grabbed the switch) but it doesnt seem to have had any effect. I am wondering if I did something wrong or is my system controlled by the computer?
As far as the horn sounding when you lock the car, open the passenger door and use the switch there. That locks the car and sets the alarm, without beeping the horn.
Now for a noob question... How do I tell if my car is an A3/A4 ect?
Charm
Veteran Member
I dont know if it will, but lucky for you in your car you can do it via VagCom.
http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/cars/Golf5.html#tweaks
http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/cars/Golf5.html#tweaks
Removing DRL's
[Select]
[09 - Cent. Elect.]
[Long Coding - 07]
[Long Coding Helper]
Click on each of the Byte numbers in step 3) and you'll see the selectable options below.
Uncheck the box for "Daytime driving lights (North America)"
[Transfer Coding]
[Do It!]
[09 - Cent. Elect.]
[Long Coding - 07]
[Long Coding Helper]
Click on each of the Byte numbers in step 3) and you'll see the selectable options below.
Uncheck the box for "Daytime driving lights (North America)"
[Transfer Coding]
[Do It!]
Logismoi said:
Charm
Veteran Member
so does this "bending the pin" mod work on the MKIV euro switch?
also, I beleive in Maryland if your wipers are on your headlights must be on.
If a cop pulled you over I think he would still right you a ticket if you just had DRL on.
also, I beleive in Maryland if your wipers are on your headlights must be on.
If a cop pulled you over I think he would still right you a ticket if you just had DRL on.
Easy-Dubs-It
Well-known member
Does anyone know how you can stop the door chime?...
in the mk3 it was a simple relay... is it the same in the MK4 golf?
~greg
in the mk3 it was a simple relay... is it the same in the MK4 golf?
~greg
scott_the_sock
Veteran Member
I just disabled my DRL in the parking lot at work. Real simple. I've put two sets of low beams in the car already. I'll just turn on the low beams when it's bad out.
I used kapton tape as it's thinner than electrical and still a good insulator. Trimmed it with the scissors on my swiss army knife, and it's done.
I used kapton tape as it's thinner than electrical and still a good insulator. Trimmed it with the scissors on my swiss army knife, and it's done.
Jackilus
Well-known member
Why not just pull the wire out from the back of the plug?
Fully reversible.
Fully reversible.
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lowboy
Veteran Member
I'm with you Jackilus. Been wondering about that for some time. It should be easy depending on what you've got to do to disengage the terminal from the housing.
Jackilus said:
thanks burningmoney97, i was going thru headlights every 3 months til i killed the daytime ones, though my car is basically my office, now i can burn money the way you are supposed to, at the craps tables in Atlantic City, haha
span1_85
Veteran Member
hey i just taped over the relay pin real simple.. i figure its the easiest..
unitacx
Veteran Member
had them disconnected but now installing a switch.
I'm looking at this thread as an easy way to find the correct wire. As ray007 posted 2 yrs ago, it's a matter of just splicing a switch. The hardest part is finding a pretty black switch with an LED, since I'm too &%$#@ CHEAP to buy a VAG panel switch. I had my DRLs disconnected (the tape is easy) for the past 10 months for pretty much the same silly reasons stated in this thread. But I'd rather have a choice, depending on where I'm driving, etc.
The advantage of the VAG DRLs is that they are supposedly part power. (Typically about 80% for low beams; high beam systems use 60% IIRC)
So now the DRLs will be an excuse to put another switch on my panel. And I can still turn them off because they're stupid, and turn them on when I don't want people walking in front of the car and getting blood all over it right after I washed it or something.
Addendum I'm glad I did it (cr*pped up my panel with a little rocker switch). The switch is well-worth the effort if you're looking at the DRL setup. The modes are:
Of note, consider that in Europe, people are adding DRLs to their existing setup as an aftermarket thing. Go figure...
SECOND Addendum - Anyone looking to disconnect or change their DRLs should consider this option. The car comes with a DRL setup. The switch gives you the best of both worlds.
THIRD Addendum - On my '00, the DRL wire was yellow, with a green stripe and red bands. In shorthand, a y-g,r wire.
- s
Actually DRLs are not a requirement in most places, including most places with strict safety laws. But there's no real reason to decide...Chemboy said:
I'm looking at this thread as an easy way to find the correct wire. As ray007 posted 2 yrs ago, it's a matter of just splicing a switch. The hardest part is finding a pretty black switch with an LED, since I'm too &%$#@ CHEAP to buy a VAG panel switch. I had my DRLs disconnected (the tape is easy) for the past 10 months for pretty much the same silly reasons stated in this thread. But I'd rather have a choice, depending on where I'm driving, etc.
The advantage of the VAG DRLs is that they are supposedly part power. (Typically about 80% for low beams; high beam systems use 60% IIRC)
So now the DRLs will be an excuse to put another switch on my panel. And I can still turn them off because they're stupid, and turn them on when I don't want people walking in front of the car and getting blood all over it right after I washed it or something.
Addendum I'm glad I did it (cr*pped up my panel with a little rocker switch). The switch is well-worth the effort if you're looking at the DRL setup. The modes are:
- DRL - light switch to "off", engine on, parking brake off - lights at 80%
- DRL off, with lights off - That's what the extra switch does.
- city lights - includes side lights, etc. (turns off DRL)
- fogs - includes side lights, etc. (city lights turn off DRL)
- headlights - includes side lights, etc. - lights at 100%
Of note, consider that in Europe, people are adding DRLs to their existing setup as an aftermarket thing. Go figure...
SECOND Addendum - Anyone looking to disconnect or change their DRLs should consider this option. The car comes with a DRL setup. The switch gives you the best of both worlds.
THIRD Addendum - On my '00, the DRL wire was yellow, with a green stripe and red bands. In shorthand, a y-g,r wire.
- s
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10then34
Veteran Member
Anyone knows how to disable the DRLs on a '06 model Jetta ? It doesn't have the beefy plug with the labelled pins on the back of the switch. ( It comes with a rather diminutive 6-pin plug that doesn't allow you to cover any of the pins.)
terry mac
Active member
10then34 I was wondering the same thing.
i like the idea of the euroswitch. i like the options and am considering getting one. however, i'm not quite understanding the danger of the drls, or how the drls can "fake you out" making you feel "safe". by the time you really need your rear lights on so cars following can see you, you're driving with an unlit dash in a dark car. why would i continue to drive with my dash blacked out? safe?? for me, i like to see my instruments in the dark. even semi-dark. just me.
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10then34
Veteran Member
So I guess I'll have to spring $350 to get rid of the DRLs, that annoying 'honk' when I lock the doors and the 'anti car-jack locks'.subspd said:
Savantster
Active member
And no discussion of the over 100 million gallons of fuel wasted every year because people can't be bothered to pay better attention while behind the wheel?
Let's face it, 10% reduction in fatalities is peanuts if we'd only make sure we only let COMPETENT drivers behind the wheel. The DRLs only marginally help during low-light situations for most drivers who are paying attention. That's mostly when someone is driving out from behind the sun. i.e., if they KNEW the sun was behind them and paying attention, they'd have their lights on to begin with.
Another decent solution would be to have the computer know what time it is and what time current sunset/sunrise are, and put the lights on during that hour of questionable lighting. Also, my 2001 Blazer goes from DRLs to "full lighting" with a sensor in the dash, why can't my 2004 VW (engineerd to much higher standards) do the same? I have a SIMPLE override in my Blazer (push a button 4 times) for when I roll up on military bases, but -nothing- short of ruining my pins in my VW?
Talk all you like about how some poor innocent sap is saved because morons are circumvented with lights, it won't change the fact that those morons shouldn't be behind the wheel, and we have -other- solutions than leaving the lights on 24/7 burning up millions of gallons of fuel a year, 90% of the time without any valid need.
That said, with the efficiency of the diesel, I don't think I'm gonna worry about the 1 or 2 mpg I lose with the lights on.. it just pisses me off that it can be too dark to see the dash and the -normal- night time lighting isn't on, I have to flip the switch for that.. Where's my sensor??
Let's face it, 10% reduction in fatalities is peanuts if we'd only make sure we only let COMPETENT drivers behind the wheel. The DRLs only marginally help during low-light situations for most drivers who are paying attention. That's mostly when someone is driving out from behind the sun. i.e., if they KNEW the sun was behind them and paying attention, they'd have their lights on to begin with.
Another decent solution would be to have the computer know what time it is and what time current sunset/sunrise are, and put the lights on during that hour of questionable lighting. Also, my 2001 Blazer goes from DRLs to "full lighting" with a sensor in the dash, why can't my 2004 VW (engineerd to much higher standards) do the same? I have a SIMPLE override in my Blazer (push a button 4 times) for when I roll up on military bases, but -nothing- short of ruining my pins in my VW?
Talk all you like about how some poor innocent sap is saved because morons are circumvented with lights, it won't change the fact that those morons shouldn't be behind the wheel, and we have -other- solutions than leaving the lights on 24/7 burning up millions of gallons of fuel a year, 90% of the time without any valid need.
That said, with the efficiency of the diesel, I don't think I'm gonna worry about the 1 or 2 mpg I lose with the lights on.. it just pisses me off that it can be too dark to see the dash and the -normal- night time lighting isn't on, I have to flip the switch for that.. Where's my sensor??
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